N42RB

Cancelled 2012

Deregistered aircraft · 1981 Burch Robert J PITTS SPECIAL S-1 · Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

Cancelled: February 27, 2012
Exported to: Australia
Status when cancelled: Valid registration
Serial number: 12128
Year built: 1981
Type: Fixed wing single engine
Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
Airworthiness date: September 30, 1981
Certificate issued: February 22, 2008
Last registry action: February 22, 2008
Mode S code: A4FABF
Owner when cancelled: Sutton James E
Location: Albany, KY
Owner type: Individual

Airframe modelBurch Robert J PITTS SPECIAL S-1ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N42RB and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB CHI85LA277Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHoughton Lake, MIThe acft nosed down following a ground loop during a landing roll. The plt reported the tailwheel began to shimmy, directional control of the acft was lost and it ground looped to the right. The acft traveled aprx 10 ft off the rwy where the left wing dug…Jul 7, 1985 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N42RB and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19850707029759ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Houghton Lake, MITail wheel shimmy after 3 point landing. Ground looped. Tire came loose from hub on tailwheel.Jul 7, 1985 · Reported as Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 · Substantial damage